Updated December 06, 2022 by the ABC7 Data Team

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Vehicle Thefts
41,175

Last 12 months
Through November 21

Average Vehicle Thefts
33,047

Yearly average
2019 to 2021

Vehicle Theft Rate
601

Per 100,000 people
Last 12 months

Average Vehicle Theft Rate
482

Per 100,000 people
2019 to 2021


Vehicle thefts over the last 12 months are up 25% compared to the annual average over the last three years, according to the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department data through November 21.

The areas of the county policed by the LAPD and Sheriff’s Department averaged 792 stolen vehicles a week over the last 12 months. In 2019, that number was 489 a week.

The totals included here are for theft of a motor vehicle, and do not include thefts of parts of vehicles or thefts of personal valuables from vehicles.

A closer look at Los Angeles vehicle thefts by neighborhood

The risk is not the same neighborhood to neighborhood. ABC7’s data team looked at data from the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department by neighborhood from 2019 through November 21, 2022, the latest date for which records are available from the two agencies.

The map color codes each police district by the vehicle theft rate over the last 12 months. The three darker blues represent neighborhoods with vehicle theft rates that are higher than the citywide rate. You can also click the box in the bottom right corner to see neighborhoods by the number of vehicles stolen.

Click on any area on the map to see detailed numbers, rates and trends.

You can find your neighborhood by using the box at the top of the map to search for any street, place, landmark or zip code to zoom to that location.